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Science 6 April 1990:
Vol. 248. no. 4951, pp. 41 - 44
DOI: 10.1126/science.2181664
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Science, Vol 248, Issue 4951, 41-44
Copyright © 1990 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Psychological responses after abortion

NE Adler, HP David, BN Major, SH Roth, NF Russo, and GE Wyatt

University of California, San Francisco 94143.

A review of methodologically sound studies of the psychological responses of U.S. women after they obtained legal, nonrestrictive abortions indicates that distress is generally greatest before the abortion and that the incidence of severe negative responses is low. Factors associated with increased risk of negative response are consistent with those reported in research on other stressful life events.


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